Books like Rechenka's Eggs by Patricia Polacco
When a wounded goose is saved by a kind grandmother in Moscow, she breaks the painted eggs prepared for the Easter Festival. The goose lays thirteen beautifully colored eggs that replace the lost ones. Before returning to her own kind, she leaves behind a final miraculous egg for the grandmother and the townsfolk.
First publish date: 1988
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Patricia Polacco
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